Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-23
MINOR MENTION.

The grand Jury at Sacramento, CAL, ssys
there Is crook.duess in the county Offices
Oronges grown In Sonoma, Mexico have
made their appearance In the Gustmas mar
keta
A deposit of granite similar TO the Quincy
granite has been discovered near Ne"burg
N. Y.
The Boston city collector has received 20
per cent Of the entire levy for this year, or up
ward OF t7,0O0,0OO
Il Is estimated that 100000 Of Buffalo
capital Is now invested in building new lake
vessels for next season.
The chestnut that the Panama canal will 10
ready for business in 1879 has again been re-
iterated by DE Lesseps
Menhaden drove immense schools OF weak
fish into gully in front Of the ba,hing-hous
al Angesea, y. j.. and wagon-loads were
taken out
What kind Of boys go to heSvenP asked
the SUNDAY school superintendent Dead
boys" yelled the youngest nenUr oi the
infant class.
AT san Diego, Cal, the other day. Post
master William Layer paid hne Of 81 Tor
presenting a prohibition editor with pair oil
beautifully blacked eyes.
Near Richmond, KY, a few days agoa dozen
army crackers were plowed uD BY farmer
They rrsembled in appearance and strength
our restaurant pancakes
Some time ago n number Of Belg aus iaInii-
lar with the manufacture OF glass obtained
samples II sand at Los Angeles Cal. and FOR
wsrdrd them TO Laramie for convcrs ION INTO
glass. sample has just been returned, and
al fap m
the Belgians that the sand required - per
cent ess soda for conversion iuto glass than
ordinary sand. The Is :lgian consul Is author
ity for the statement that active steps viii
now be taken to establish q glass manufact'-
rs ia the vicinity oil Los Angeles
There are about 80 washoc Indians At
Truchee Cal, who prove that some ludisns
will work. The bucks chop wool and do work
of that sort and The squaNs wash and IRON.
One objection To them az servants is said To
be their extreme sensitveue>s. Tell an ln-
dian to cut your wood and he'll tarn disdain-
fully swat. lmpart lo him, IN casual way,
that YOU have wood to cut, and wonder who'll
do 1t AT such price aud the noble red ma"
will. with the air Of comforting favor, In
innate that he will, and he 4 es
The subject Of human greatness vas touch
ed upon In ~. Paul Suuday-school class, ana
the teacher sptly lllu -trated b. reference 1"
the president Then she made the application.
Now. children great as the president is wise
and all that, as much ~ he IL loved ana non
ored. there is one We should love aud honor
far above the president Of this great country.
Do YOU know who that isf' Tie teacher
paused solemny for An answer. Aud she got
It. Not from one, or two, or three OF tina
tt...s ant -lV eve
~ little boy and girl shouted out "Mrs.
Cleveland
This story sounds little bit rreverept, but
as IT was told bya highly esteemed clergyman,
and in a Sunday school too it Is presumably
tellable in print. A little girl, walking IN the
public garden on Sunday with her mother,
began 10 play upon the grass and was instant
ly restrained, to her chagr.n. "Why can't
run on the grass, mammal she exclaimed.
Because the policeman viii make you 60 of
If you do Don't YOU see the policeman ov-r
therei Besides, 1t lie sunday aud God doesn't
want YOU to play" Oh dear" sad the little
girl. III il wasn't for the pO!icemaDs and God
what nice time we could havef'
A Boston man has a twin brother living ia
the west who louks very much like him The
other morning The Boston twin, after being
shaved, went home and found there his
brother who bad Just come east The west
ern twin needed shaving baily, and was dt-
rected To the barber shop. lie entered and
seated himself hut the barber paid Nc at,en-
ton to him. Whats the matter with youi'
said the western twin after waiting long
enough "Why don't YOU shave mc,' "Why,
I've just shaved YOU" said the barber. much
you did" said the twin "Lor, at my face"
M =. l.. Il. IA H. 10 gf
weeks growth, felt Of it To assure himself
that his eve was not dccelying ban, and burst
out: If you can raise a beard Ike that IN
twenty minutes you'd better CO int tho mat
tress business"
1t has been known for some time past by the
treasury department that large quantities OF
opium have been bought by syndicate Of
Americans, and that shipments Of the drug
have been made TO Canada After being sue
cessfully introduced into the Dominion the
drug was put into packages OF small guam
Titles and sent out To persons stationed At
the frontier towns and cities in the States.
1t was the business Of these agents to smuggls
the drug into the States, and this has been
done in many instances Al some places
notably at Suspension Bridge, ~ y, the
customs authorities have been alert aud the
/ smugElrIs nave gwen tue pace "luc DcIAn.
( Most If the work has been done in the west
( Assistant Secretary Maynard, Of the treasury
department. has just issued , circular TO the
/ collectors Of customs stating that the depart
ment has received Trustworthy Information
/ that persons are actively engaged in Snug
Cling opium by the way Of the Canadian Pa
cifc railroad, which. If successfully Struggled,
is to he shipped TO san Francisco and other
d Lat ia
/ to u,e their utmost vigilance to prevent such
illegal inportatons.
Mr.. McIver Williamson, farmer near Flor
ence, $ c., met with remarkable accidents
few days ago on his pace As lie was ap-
preaching his stationary engine by his gin
house It was very active putting mp volumes OF
sooty smoke. As be- got within seventeen
PAGES OF the engine sudcny he felt the earth
throb culver, and mo e. as II In the con
vulsive spasms OF earthquake, followed
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